Bomb-sniffing is so yesterday...

Pretoria - Sniffing out bombs and landmines in war-torn countries is the last thing 11 dogs, belonging to Minetech outside Pretoria, want to do.

They just want to play.

These dogs and four of their "colleagues" are ready for retirement after all the hard work over the course of their long careers. And that's why Minetech wants to find loving homes for them.

Talitha Etsebeth, general manager of the dog school at Minetech, said on Tuesday it's not right to keep these dogs in cages, when they could rather be running around in someone's back yard. In addition to that, the staff at Minetech don't have enough time to give each individual dog enough attention.No more work, just play

Goldie, 5, and Daja, 5, are Malinois dogs, Hyco, 4, a German Shepherd and Apollo, 4, a Border collie, all sniffed out explosives in Iraq.

After a few years in the field, Apollo started suffering from post-traumatic stress. Goldie, Daja and Hyco have also just reached a point where they don't want to work anymore.